sodium meta·sil·i·cate
| \ -ˌme-tə-ˈsi-lə-ˌkāt
, -ˈsi-li-kət \
, -ˈsi-li-kət \
Definition of sodium metasilicate
: a toxic corrosive crystalline salt Na2SiO3 used especially as a detergent or as a substitute for phosphates in detergent formulations
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“Sodium metasilicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20metasilicate. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of sodium metasilicate was circa 1926
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